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Field name | Value |
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Title | Log of the Ship Surprise |
Reference | Log 2004 |
Library | Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum |
Collection | Logbooks |
Date | 1854-1856 |
Description | The logbook of the clipper ship Surprise details three voyages, from New York to San Francisco, Shanghai, and back to New York (Apr 1854-Mar 1855); from New York to Hong Kong, Shanghai, and back to New York (Apr 1855-Mar 1856); and from New York to Penang, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Shanghai (April 1856-Nov. 1856). Home port was New York; master was Charles A Ranlett, Jr. It is a daily log that describes wind, weather, location, sightings of ships, shipboard occupations, provisions and supplies, sightings of penguins and porpoises, crew, illnesses, handling cargo, and a total eclipse of the moon. Includes illustrations of land, flags and a house, and news clippings. |
Document Type | Manuscript, Logbook |
Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
Keywords | ship, log, voyage, weather, latitude, longitude, navigation, sea, seafaring, crew, supplies, sailor, equipment, penguin, porpoise, disease, cargo, sailor's life, eclipse, moon, news, shark |
Countries | USA; China; Malaysia |
Places | Penang |
Ports | New York, USA; San Francisco, USA; Shanghai, China |
Ships | Surprise |
Copyright | Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum |